A Flexible Solution: How Critical Access Hospitals Reshaped Rural Health

Addresses how the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 created the Critical Access Hospital designation to reduce rural hospital closures. Discusses the role of the Senate Finance Committee and Federal Office of Rural Health Policy in developing the related policies, the transition of rural hospitals to critical access status, and the creation and impact of the Flex program. Includes interviews with Terry Hill, Mary Ella Payne, Dennis Berens, Ira Moscovice, Denise Denton, and Jerry Coopey.

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